#Italy unveils high-tech floor design for Roman Colosseum

#Italy unveils high-tech floor design for Roman Colosseum

“#Italy unveils high-tech floor design for Roman Colosseum” The ancient Roman Colosseum is once again going to have a floor thanks to a new, hi-tech project announced by the culture ministry on Sunday. “It is an extraordinary project,” said Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, detailing the plans to create a flexible floor to give tourists a…

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#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

“#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers” BOSTON — The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime influx of foreign workers hasn’t arrived yet. More than a thousand miles away, a Jamaican couple is fretting about whether the rest of their…

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#New York hardest hit state by COVID-19, analysis reveals

#New York hardest hit state by COVID-19, analysis reveals

“#New York hardest hit state by COVID-19, analysis reveals” New York was the hardest-hit state in terms of job losses and deaths per capita due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis has found. On those two measurements combined, the Empire State had the “worst overall outcome” in saving people’s lives and jobs, according to…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 18, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 18, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 18, 2021” Kimmel’s joke flopMaureen Callahan was spot-on with her article about the Hunter Biden and Jimmy Kimmel comedy routine (“The lowlife of the party,” April 10). There should be no doubt in any open-minded American’s mind that Hunter Biden is the “Fredo” of the Biden family, and Kimmel…

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#China launches traffic signal for camels

#China launches traffic signal for camels

“#China launches traffic signal for camels” Lights, camels, action! Chinese officials have launched what they say is the world’s first traffic light for camels. The signal came into operation Sunday at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring in Dunhuang City, Chinese state media outlet ECNS said Monday. The area, in the country’s north-central Gansu province,…

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#Thailand plans quarantine-free entry for vaccinated tourists

#Thailand plans quarantine-free entry for vaccinated tourists

“#Thailand plans quarantine-free entry for vaccinated tourists” BANGKOK — Thailand plans to allow vaccinated foreigners to visit the southern resort island of Phuket without quarantining on arrival in a step toward reviving the country’s big but battered tourism industry. Starting in April, the country also is shortening the quarantine period for arrivals from abroad to…

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#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

“#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC” Tourists are finally starting to take a bite of the Big Apple again. After a year-long COVID-19 lockdown turned the city into a virtual ghost town, a steady stream of visitors is once again checking into hotels, gaping up at skyscrapers and asking New Yorkers which way Fifth Avenue…

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#EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

#EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

“#EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer” BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease. With…

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